Photos of the Day: Solar-Powered Car Prototypes

In this photo released by Carrera Solar Atacama 2012, a driver sits in his solar powered car from the team BozzEnergy at the start of the first phase of a race, in Humberstone in the area of Pozo Almonte, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Most participants belong to universities and one entry rule stipulates that cars cannot cost more then $7,000 dollars. (AP Photo/Carrera Solar Atacama 2012)

In this photo released by Carrera Solar Atacama 2012, a driver sits in his solar powered car from the team Condor 2 Mining Parts at the start of the first phase of a race, in Humberstone in the area of Pozo Almonte, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Carrera Solar Atacama 2012)